Canadian doc helped Finau to Masters finish
By Bob Weeks Apr 12, 2018 It was likely the most famous ankle on social media last week, and possibly ever. When Tony Finau rolled his foot celebrating a hole-in-one in the Par 3 contest at the Masters, golf fans cringed in horror as his leg popped out of the joint. They cringed again even…
What do the numbers 3,4, 8 and 9 have to do with your health and wellness?
Ronald Grisanti D.C., D.A.B.C.O., D.A.C.B.N, M.S., CFMP You know those little stickers on fruits and veggies? They’re called price look-up (PLU) codes and they contain numbers that cashiers use to ring you up. But you can also use them to make sure you’re getting what you paid for. If you are interested in staying healthy,…
TMS Device May Offer Nondrug Option for Migraine Prevention
Damian McNamara April 12, 2018 A US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)–approved device that delivers single-pulse transcranial magnetic stimulation (sTMS) to the brains of people with frequent migraines reduced the number of headache days by almost one third, new research shows. Results of the multicenter, prospective, open-label study showed 3 months of daily treatment with…
Scientists Identify Cheap, Easy Way for Runners to Prevent Blisters
BY KATE HOROWITZ APRIL 11, 2016 For all the advances in science and technology made in the last century, people often find themselves thwarted by the simplest of problems. There’s still no cure for the common cold, for example. Our conditioner always seems to run out before our shampoo. And we still have no scientifically…
Chiropractic Treatment NOT Effective in Primary Prevention of Diseases
At this time, chiropractors should not say that their treatments have an effect in primary prevention or secondary primary prevention of diseases. If we want to focus on prevention, I think we should focus on the musculoskeletal system. This article concludes, “We found no evidence in the literature of an effect of chiropractic treatment…
Exercise Cuts Heart Risks, Regardless of Genes
By Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter MONDAY, April 9, 2018 (HealthDay News) — Staying physically fit can help ward off heart trouble, even if your genetics put you at higher risk for clogged arteries, a new, large study suggests. The researchers looked at nearly 500,000 middle-aged and older adults and found those with higher fitness levels…
Thousands of Patients Given ‘Usless’ Back-Pain Injections Every Year
Tens of thousands of patients are given a ‘useless’ back-pain injection that costs the English National Health Service (NHS) nearly £40 million ($567 million) each year Patients demanding a ‘quick fix’ are given the treatment at £540 per procedure Doctors are advised not to give the therapy but instead recommend exercise Previous research suggests painkillers and…
How To Treat A Crick In The Neck
Last reviewed Mon 9 April 2018 By Zawn Villines Reviewed by Gregory Minnis, DPT A crick in the neck makes the neck feel stiff and less mobile than usual. Some people report that a crick also feels like something in the neck needs to pop into place. A crick in the neck can be temporary…
Good Morning America Segment on Back Pain Guidelines – Video
Good Morning America – the most watched morning show for most of 2017 – aired a segment about low back pain after new research published in The Lancet surfaced. Encouraging non-pharmacological pain management options prior to utilization of prescription opioids, Good Morning America encouraged its viewers to stay active, apply heat and receive spinal manipulation – which we know…
Knee Replacement Problems
I saw an advertisement for this website, and I was impressed at the amount of problems out there with total knee replacement systems. It looks like this is a website designed to refer people to lawyers to sue the doctors and manufacturers. There must be enough of a problem out there to set something like…